Name: Economy Inn Barstow
Address: 1243 E Main St, Barstow, 92311, US

6/10

Pleasant

12 Jul 2026

Annette

The price met my expectations. Property is an older property but everything worked. Their charge for my two dogs was reasonable.

Self

2/10

Poor

15 Jun 2026

Dena

It was just a terrible experience. My friend got but in the face by bed bugs and it swole his head and eye areas. We had to change rooms at 2 a.m. with a manager who acted like we were lying to him. After switching rooms, the manager didn't give us the remote to the TV and told us just to use the buttons on the TV, which I couldn't figure out how to operate. So I had to walk back downstairs AGAIN to ask him to show me how to use the TV. After going through all of that, the coffee wasn't ready at 6AM, down in the lobby.

Friends_and_family Friends

2/10

Poor

10 Feb 2026

sharrell

well, when I went in, it was all nice until I start seeing a lot of moths I kilt like over 10 of them and there was still multiple in this room 218. The energy wasn’t right. The room looked nice but the energy there was off. The window was easy to open there’s no screen or any bars. If anybody get a hotel do not get room 218 fam frl I highly recommend not to the other rooms. I don’t know, but based off my experience, don’t. unless if u will to feel uncomfortable and if u willing to exercise.

6/10

Pleasant

15 Jan 2026

Heidi

Ok place

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jan 2026

Jeff

Room had good size and was clean.

Business_and_leisure

4/10

Poor

06 Dec 2025

Verified traveler

the manager was the rudest most unprofessional

2/10

Poor

05 Dec 2025

Jim

First, the little old man behind the desk demanded I present papers on my service dog,then when we told him we weren’t getting hot water, he said just let it run well that night we were OK with just warm water but the next morning it didn’t get any better than lukewarm. I’m not taking a cold shower. When we told him about the problem, he ignored us. I want my money back. I want a full refund.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Oct 2025

Earl

I had to have my car towed there. External parking was awesome. Auto parts store within walking distance other things drinks mainly close to walking distance very reasonable. Pricing was very happy.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

06 Mar 2025

John

I checked in quite late but host was very helpful. The motel is quite old but well kept and clean. It was a cold night but room had heating and was very cosy. Plenty hot water. Barstow has seen better days but this motel is a great price and I felt safe and comfortable staying here.

2/10

Poor

02 Mar 2025

Jessica

Ewww

Terrible choice. The sheets were clean but that was it! Bathroom had an old towel hanging on the back of the door and another towel had toothpaste on it. I’d never stay here again!

Partner

4/10

Poor

29 Dec 2024

Ziemowit

The smell in room was bad.
Window and door in bathroom had a lot of issues...
I wouldn't recommend it for anyone

6/10

Pleasant

30 Jul 2024

XIAO

AC not working well

The AC is not working so well. The room was not cooled enough when the outside was hot

Business Family

6/10

Pleasant

28 Jul 2024

Verified traveler

Needs some maintenance

Door cannot lock and opening the door is hit & miss
Needs some maintenance

Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Apr 2024

Sílvia

The room was big enough.

Furniture was quite old-fashioned.

Leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

12 Mar 2024

Hyrum

We had a reservation for 3 double beds and the entire motel doesnt have it. We went and told front desk and they offered us another fold out bed that wouldnt fit unless you rearrangethe entire room. False advertising big time!!
Other cons: bathroom door doesnt close, must be swollen from moisture. Light is on a sensor and turns off randomly. Dead bolt is broken. Pool is empty. Room smells stale.
Will never return to this place again. FALSE ADVERTISING! How expedia allowed this I have no idea!

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jul 2023

Jaime

Nice stay

Nice hotel room, plenty of space. Fit all 6 of us which was nice! Air conditioning good, service was excellent.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

01 May 2023

chris

I paid for a \"triple room\" which was advertised as a room with 3 double beds in it. What I got was a regular room with two beds, and they brought in a rolling twin cot and shoved it in the corner. All the other hotels on our trip were described similarly, but had dedicated beds like you would expect. The room was old and falling apart. It wasn't particularly clean. We got in late and left early, but the pool was dry and empty, (closed for the winter, maybe?) It was a crummy part of town, with just a walkup window made of bulletproof glass for the night shift. The bathroom was absolute garbage. The window lock was broken and a wedged in stick held it closed. It was cheaper than the competition, but the rating on this hotel is falsely high for what it is.

Leisure Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

31 Mar 2023

Joy

Stay at Economy Inn

This place has bad management along with the other complaints i expressed above. I stayed here before and the manager did not knock on the door or call. He just rudely opened the door with his key and entered my room twice. This trip the first thing was it advertises that it is pet friendly. When i arrived i came by police becsuse i had just been discharged from hospital. The staff there did not offer any assistance and put me in a room far away. They collected $10 cash for the dog. The following morning i extended my stay. The manager knocked and said its the manager open the door. I did and he gave me a blanket that i dropped the night before when checking in. He then said rudely, you owe me 10 for the dog. He only came to get the ten dollars cash. Why did he not give me the blanket i dropped when i dropped it the night before. I noticed that they did not want me to use Hotels.com to book when i called. I believe that the managers in these hotels in Barstow are thieves. They only want cash. I noticed him put the ten dollars in his pocket. Also he knew i was feeling bad and in all the empty rooms at that time he put some with noisy kids right on top of me and i got no rest all. When i called to complain about the noise he told me that he was going to change my room. Not because of the noise but because i was in a room that had 2 beds. I wanted to not be disturbed and i got no rest at all. These managers on Main Street are all crooks. They are extremely rude. Not ok

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Feb 2023

Juraj

Friendly clean stay

Very clean and friendly service.

10/10

Exceptional

19 Nov 2022

Herbert

Was so glad to find this place had a terrible experience at Hotel and had to leave. Found this location and the guy that helped me was great. Thank you

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

04 Nov 2022

Krystle

I booked a room online through Expedia with no problem and paid my money upfront thinking I would just get there and check in. The owner made up an excuse that he had no rooms available accusing me of coming there 15 minutes before I did and he supposively had already told me he had no vacancies. There was no way possible seeing how I just left the dentist. I did the right thing and booked all guest that we're staying in the room. He looked in the car and decided he didn't want us staying in his room for whatever reason. I've booked a room in the past with this same property and I remember how upset he got that I booked a room. It's a thing with these properties now and the locals booking rooms due to them not being able to over price us and put us in the most disgusting, unsafe, and dirty dirty rooms. We all should be treated fairly. It doesn't state that we can't book rooms due to us being locals. Only word I come up with is Discrimination..Treating people unfairly.

Family

4/10

Poor

03 Nov 2022

Suzanne

The motel attendant(owner) was friendly and responded promptly when our electronic key didn't work. Unfortunately our key didn't work most of the time. Our room was clean and serviceable enough as we were just passing through only needed a place to sleep one night. But the condition of the motel in general gave the impression that was closing down.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

26 Aug 2022

Joy

The owners are perverted. Make you uncomfortable.

They are as rude as hell. The management person opened my door without knocking. I asked him not to do this, but he did it again. I know full well when it is time to check out and he needs to knock on the door before just using his key to barge in like that. Did not matter he did it again at 11:10. I was furious.

8/10

Excellent

06 Jun 2022

Verified traveler

Overall stay was pleasant. Ony issues were that some of the fixtures were broken and the room was not very clean. I had to clean and wipe down most of the surfaces in the room.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

12 Nov 2021

Marc

This was the worst hotel I have ever stayed in. It smelled like an uncleaned portapotty on a hot day. The room was filthy, the tv remote did not work. I asked for assistance to repair and they never came. The A/C didn’t work. Service was the worst. I give it a -5 stars if I could.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

01 May 2021

kerry

Front desk was extremely helpfull and kind,but rooms left alot to be desired walls were dirty like real dirty sheets were stained had a fridge in our room did nit work AC worked good but looked like it hadnt been cleaned in months dirt caked along window seal back of door looked like it hadnt been cleaned in months and months if your in a bind and need a room it will work

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

09 Nov 2020

Hunter

Room isn't finished, motel is fine.

My family and I had been camping in the desert and decided to seek shelter from the extreme wind and cold which had descended. The place was reasonably priced and offered 3 twin beds which would have worked for the 5 of us. Upon check-in, the gentleman in the office informed me that there were actually 2 queen beds and a trundle bed, which was fine. When we got to the room, the trundle bed was not there so I had to go back down to the office (there was no phone in the room) to inform them of the problem. They said they would send a trundle bed to the room while I picked up food and supplies. When I got back to the room my family informed me that both the shower and tv weren't working. As I said earlier, we were seeking shelter in the room from the brutal winds, cold, and occasional rain which had been exhausting us so I was in no mood to go back down and inform them that they had a non-functioning room that they probably shouldn't have been renting out. With that said, the room was fine but had exposed cabling running across from a recent renovation project (the gentleman at the office had warned me of this), the heater worked fine and the blackout curtains helped us sleep in a little, the location is nothing to write home about between a car wash, a vacant lot overlooking railroad tracks, an abandoned restaurant, another motel, and a Denny's. It's a mixed bag but your options are limited in Barstow, if everything worked I would put this in the top echelon of Barstow motels.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

31 Jul 2020

Pearl

Racistor sexist hotel manager & owner

Manager was rude disrespectful and i believe he was either racist or sexist my kids and i were traveling back to nevada and it was late at night so we decided to rent a room to rest the reservation was made thru hotels.com 1 to 2 in advance my card was charged for the rooms with no problems i pulled into the motel which clearly had a open sign on with all office signs i rang the bell and a man came to the window(looked as if he was just woken up and could barely open his eyes) i told him i would like to check in at first he stated for how many then i stated i already booked a hotel. Then he looked at my children and my self back and fourth about 3 times then stated were closed no bookings while there where clearly cars in the parking lot and people coming in and out of rooms. I was exhausted i didnot want to take the chance of continueing to drive so me and my children were sitting in our car in search of another room. I ended up getting charged for 2 rooms i have disputed this charge with hotels .com and was told my money would be refunded in 7-8 days today is day 4 and no refund AND IM BEING ASKED TO LEAVE A REVIEW FOR A HOTEL I NEVER STOOD AT. It clearly states on hotels.com before u make the booking non refundable if a I/customer cancels the booking but how is it ok for the hotel to cancel with no consiquence and how is it ok for hotels.com or whoever to take my money within seconds but it takes 7-8 days to refund something when they or there partners cancel?!

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

02 Jun 2020

Verified traveler

COMFORTABLE BED = QUIET - ALL AMENITIES IN THE ROOM - COVID PRECAUTIONS IN PLACE

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

13 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

The owners and staff were nice. The Wifi was good and the fridge and microwave worked well. The shower pressure and temperature were good. But there were a few issues. The tap water sometimes didn't work, and there wasn't a filter (Barstow water is almost cloudy with chemicals). The bottom of the tub was gross looking. The sheets, furniture and floors had cigarette holes and stains. The room smelled like cigarettes despite it being Non-smoking. And the secondary lock on the door didn't work. There was trash left under the bed.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

10 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

It was a cheap hotel that wasn’t worth the price. One of the worst hotels I have ever stayed in. I would not recommend it.

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

02 Mar 2020

Clive

d

The room was cold

Self

2/10

Poor

15 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

The recrption staff very rude and unhelpfull. Room smells. Fridge is rotten and smelly. Dirty towels. Door lock is doggy. Cold coming from outside, heating bearly works. What they called breakfast is coffe and donut. Hairs in the bathroom. STAY ELSEWHERE

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

31 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

Price is okay in relation to offered value. Ease of checking in.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

16 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

False advertising. Had none of the amenities listed aside from WiFi, which was slow. Property is ancient and poorly maintained. Carpet had burns. Was not cleaned well. Shower curtain had mildew. TV is mostly static. Fridge door was bent. Heater/AC is wired up weird and won’t work unless you know the trick, which the staff doesn’t tell you unless you ask, and you’d never figure it out on your own, so I just about froze the first night. Staff was friendly, but that’s the only positive. Avoid, avoid, AVOID.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jan 2020

nicole

Parfait la gentillesse du manager

Partner

4/10

Poor

06 Jan 2020

Eddie

Bed bugs! But great water pressure...

It is a cheap hotel, so I was expecting a bed, shower and not much else. The property was falling apart, which is not too serious as I have stayed in more questionable places. The one thing that was not expecting was bed bugs. We camped for the prior three nights so we are sure that we did not bring them with us. I will say this though: the shower had awesome water pressure.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

29 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

Basic motel comfort

Clean and comfortable bed. Large TV. microwave and refrigerator. Good bathtub. But a lot of items showed significant wear and tear. Towel hanger near sink fell off. Soap but no shampoo. Phone in room had no connection. All appliances had to be plugged in and turned on before functioning. Basic cable TV.

Then again it was cheap and clean so no big complaints.

Partner

2/10

Poor

23 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

First room had smoke, second room wouldn’t open, third room the lights didn’t work

4/10

Poor

08 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

Easy access to freeway, but room not in very good condition. Difficult to regulate temperature. Little in amenities. No breakfast as advertised, not even a breakfast buffet. Do not recommend.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Nov 2019

Shane

pretty good!

I arrived quite late, but there was someone on desk for checkin, a Dennys just over the road offered food 24/7, though I did miss out not he breakfast at the location so can't review it. room had all I needed for the night, and I slept fine!

Self

6/10

Pleasant

31 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

An old-school Route 66 motel. Staff was very friendly but the place itself was dirty, we didn’t have pillowcases on the pillows (they were put on when asked). Bed springs can be felt so sleep not great. Ok value for the money, but there are similar ones in town with value pricing we would consider next time.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Clean, comfortable stay for a reasonable price

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

Excellent place for the price. Best place in barstow low- medium range for sure.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

31 May 2019

Ken

Very good value stopover between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Staff are very welcoming.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

30 May 2019

Verified traveler

Disgusting!!!

The only thing good about the place is that the clerk was nice! The room looked like it hadn’t been cleaned at all. It was freezing outside and we had to ask how to turn on the heat - we were told to disregard how it was marked. We would have froze if we didn’t ask. And once we figured it out the heater made a noise like a freight train. There was no remote for the tv. We went to pick up the room phone to let the clerk know and the only part of the phone left was the dial pad - which was filthy! The shower towels were not much bigger than hand towels but didn’t matter anyway because the water only got lukewarm. The bed was like sleeping on concrete. It was the worst motel I have ever stayed in!

Partner

2/10

Poor

07 May 2019

Verified traveler

Avoid it. Econo Lodge is better.

Booked for a King Bed room and got Double Bed. Bathroom door won’t fit so couldn’t shut the door so the room is perfect for you if you have pig play fetish as you will hear pleasant sound and full of smell in your room. Air con very noisy and near freight train track that runs 24/7 so prepare an ear plugs at night. Awful amenities (almost non exist) so bring your own. Thank God there was no breakfast - Denny’s open 24/7 in front of the motel.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

The room was clean and in good repair. I liked the bathroom tile which looks like grey wooden planks.

It is very windy in Barstow which blows the trash out of the trash cans. They need a lid on the can near room 104.

Friends_and_family Pet

8/10

Excellent

27 Apr 2019

Moe

If it wasn't for online reservation I probably wouldn't have gotten a room since I am a local.since main St has a lot of thieves and homeless.they try not to deal with locals.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

23 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

This hotel would be better if they fixed things that are broken. Bath room window shield taped up with ducktape. Fix up the back of the tv cabinet.

Family